Chippewa Valley Symphony

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Chippewa Valley Symphony
Orchestra
Founded1975
Location Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
Website www.cvsymphony.org/index.htm

The Chippewa Valley Symphony is an American orchestra based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The orchestra is conducted by Nobuyoshi Yasuda, who has been the music director since 1993. [1] [2]

Orchestra large instrumental ensemble

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as the violin, viola, cello, and double bass, brass instruments such as the horn, trumpet, trombone and tuba, woodwinds such as the flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon, and percussion instruments such as the timpani, bass drum, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, and mallet percussion instruments each grouped in sections. Other instruments such as the piano and celesta may sometimes appear in a fifth keyboard section or may stand alone, as may the concert harp and, for performances of some modern compositions, electronic instruments.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin City in Wisconsin, United States

Eau Claire is a city in Chippewa and Eau Claire counties in the west-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located almost entirely in Eau Claire County, for which it is the county seat, the city had a population of 65,883 at the 2010 census, making it the state's ninth-largest city. Eau Claire is the principal city of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a part of the Eau Claire-Menomonie Combined Statistical Area.

The Chippewa Valley Symphony performs four season concerts each season, featuring guest artists, a young artist competition winner, and thematic classical music. The Symphony also presents a pops concert in the fall and a free concert in February. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ http://media.www.spectatornews.com/media/storage/paper218/news/2008/03/06/Scene/The-Chippewa.Valley.Symphony-3254798.shtml%5B%5D
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ http://bizfinder.leadertelegram.com/2761639/Chippewa-Valley-Symphony-Orchestra-Eau-Claire-WI%5B%5D
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2009-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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